News & Media

September 4, 2023: This episode of Japanpodden focuses on the most important news from Japan this summer.  The editors summarize important events, and they interview Klara who goes to Japan on one of the first Working Holiday visas from Sweden. Japanpodden is a Swedish-language podcast about everything related to Japan. The editors are Göran Edman, […]

September 4, 2023: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was quoted in the South China Morning Post on India not wanting Brics to be a China-dominated forum. He said that India supported the inclusion of the UAE to “balance out Chinese influence”. “Delhi would aim to have a […]

August 29, 2023: Jagannath Panda, Head of the Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs, was quoted in KOREA PRO about where South Korea and India’s ‘relationship in progress’ stands after 50 years. “The priority of South Korea toward India and vice versa has not been very prime, primarily because the areas of interest […]

August 22, 2023: Are you interested in working in a dynamic and international environment? We are now looking for two on-site Research Fellows to join us: One Research Fellow for the Institute for Security and Development Policy’s Stockholm China Center (SCC) One Research Fellow for ISDP’s Taiwan Project To apply: Interested candidates should send a cover […]

August 2023: ISDP is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Frida Lampinen as a Project Coordinator and Junior Research Fellow at ISDP’s Asia Program. Ms. Lampinen recently completed an internship at ISDP. She holds a master’s degree in political science and a bachelor’s degree in political science and Chinese, both from Uppsala University. Ms. […]

August 17, 2023: Niklas Swanström, ISDP’s Executive Director, was interviewed by the Swedish news agency TT on how a weak economy affects China’s foreign policy. “The risk is there, but at the same time, China has been closely monitoring the impact of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. This is a cautionary tale,” said Niklas […]

August 15, 2023: Anna Wieslander, Chair of the ISDP Board, was interviewed on TV 4 Nyhetsmorgon on why Sweden’s entry into NATO is delayed. “The agreement coincided with the summer break of the parliaments that must ratify Sweden’s NATO membership. [Sweden] could, however, have worked faster than October, which has been suggested as the date […]

August 3, 2023: The Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs publishes a bi-monthly newsletter, the ‘India-Sweden Strategic Compass’. The newsletter focuses on current affairs, highlighting Sweden and India relations, India-Nordic relations, EU-India relations, domestic developments in India, and relevant international updates. The latest issue can be accessed here. The latest issue deals with India’s […]

July 2023: ISDP is delighted to welcome Woohyung Seon as a Visiting Fellow! Woohyung Seon, the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Unification, joined ISDP as a Visiting Researcher in July 2023. During her stay at ISDP, she will focus her research on “The agenda for Inter-Korea dialogue in the filed of climate and environment”.

July 25, 2023: Mats Engman, Distinguished Military Fellow at ISDP, was interviewed by Sveriges Radio on how the UN tries to mediate on a defected U.S. soldier in North Korea. Tensions between North Korea and the U.S. were potentially re-fueled when a U.S. soldier reportedly ran across the border from South Korea into North Korea. […]